Ambedkar People’s Party (APP) has planned to organise a decentralised Statewide agitation on Friday demanding the removal of four ‘touchable castes’ from the Scheduled Caste (SC) category. Addressing ...

Elderly people in India feel neglected and their rights being trampled, according to a new survey.
The survey conducted by Agewell Foundation Society involves around 5,000 senior citizens across the country. The study claimed that every second an elderly person feels that they are "not getting due respect or good treatment from their family or society". At least 48.6% of the elderly population are not being respected by their family or society.
The respondents also feel that they are humiliated occasionally because of their age and even family adds to their woes. India has around 10.4 crore senior citizens as per 2011 Census with women outnumbering men, an increase from 7.67 crore in 2001.
Close to one-third of those surveyed or 31.2% complained that they were not getting proper healthcare or access to necessary medicines. A government report Elderly in India 2016, however, had attributed the rise in elderly population to economic well-being, better medicines and medical facilities among other ...

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Justice has and must continue to remain the first principle of social and political institutions. He was addressing the Human Rights Day, here today. The Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission, Shri Justice H.L. Dattu and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said that his Ministry will give awards to the best performing districts and states who have achieved 90 per cent full immunisation coverage under the Intensified Mission Indradhanush.

Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will shortly convene a meeting with Dalit leaders to take a decision on according internal reservation to Scheduled Castes.
Speaking to reporters after garlanding B R Ambedkars statue to mark Ambedkar Parinirvana Day here, Anjaneya said, "The chief minister will convene a meeting comprising representatives from both sides - those demanding reservation and those opposing it - and arrive at a suitable decision."
He said certain sections were trying to spread misinformation that the government might not consider all 101 castes under SCs for internal quota.
He said that the Justice A J Sadashiva Inquiry Commission, which looked into the methods of equitable distribution of reservation facilities among Scheduled Castes (SCs), had recommended internal reservation.
Caste census
Anjaneya said that the socio-economic caste census had still not been finalised by the Karnataka Backward Classes Commission. He said that the ...

Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will shortly convene a meeting with Dalit leaders to take a decision on according internal reservation to Scheduled Castes.
Speaking to reporters after garlanding B R Ambedkars statue to mark Ambedkar Parinirvana Day in Bengaluru, Anjaneya said, "The Chief Minister will convene a meeting comprising representatives from both sides - those demanding the reservation, and those who are opposing it, and arrive at a suitable decision."
He said that certain sections were trying to spread misinformation that the government might not consider all 101 castes under SC for internal quota. "There is no question of dropping any castes," he said.
He said that the Justice A J Sadashiva Inquiry Commission, which looked into methods of equitable distribution of reservation facilities among Scheduled Castes (SCs), had recommended internal reservation. It had also asked the state government to take up the matter with the Centre for ...

For over 22 years, the Patel community of Saurashtra and in other parts of Gujarat has faithfully voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), even when Patel strongman and former State Chief Minister...

Pedal for Joy, a Mumbai-based cycling group founded by Sanket Subhedar and a group of friends, has joined hands with Muskan Foundation, an NGO that works with the disabled, to celebrate World Disability Day.
As part of the programme, which will be held today, 35-40 cyclists will pedal for three kilometres in Mumbai to raise awareness about differently abled people.
The main programme that will be organized by Muskan Foundation, will be held at the amphitheatre at Bandra’s Carter Road from 3.30 pm. Shiv Sena youth leader Aaditya Thackeray is expected to be the chief guest at the event.
As per statistics given by the World Health Organization, over 15% the world’s population is disabled, with 2.21% coming from India, as per the 2011 national census.
However, activists believe that the number could be higher in India, as people tend to hide their disabilities fearing social ...